Lenders and brokers continue to maintain their payrolls, but staff reductions could be on the horizon...

The 10 bps g-fee strip inaugurated in 2011 to pay for a temporary tax cut is set to enter its second decade, despite expiring more than a month ago.

Fannie was the only agency to boost volume last month as new issuance rose 2.1%.

Much of the income was tied to PennyMac's originations through the consumer direct and brokers channels.

As servicing assets increase in value, the industry might see more nonbanks use MSRs as collateral for debt deals...

The Inside Mortgage Finance top-50 tally at Sept. 30: Nonbanks $4.03 trillion of MSRs, depositories $3.83 trillion...

The reason loanDepot did so well: The company relies mostly on retail production where the profit margins are reliably fatter.

The lender's gain-on-sale margin totaled 84 basis points compared to just 58 bps in the second quarter.

Velocity's share price was up modestly Thursday, not too far from its 52-week high of $13.80...